I'm starting to get excited about movies. You know, the big blockbuster ones everyone gets excited about. I've also got a list a mile long on skwerms of movies I want to see. Hanging out with Amy's dad helps some--he lives for movies, and has an extensive collection; and watches them, constantly. Constantly, ish.
Anyway, the point of this.
Just saw the Batman Begins trailer. Oh Em Eff Gee. It's really "making sense". Less "spandex superhero", more "dark knight graphic novel".
Chronicles of Narnia (Episode 1--I wonder if they hope to do all of the books...) also looks like it's going to be wonderful, if not necessarily fulfilling. I intend to (re?) read the books, as I'm not sure if I ever read them, or just had them read to me pre-consciousness.
Mirrormask, of course, is a must see. Must Eff You See Kay Eye Enn Gee See.
Revenge of the Sith--read a bunch of spoilers and have actually really started looking forward to two scenes in particular. Dark. Apparently ties in well with the mood of The New Hope.
HHGTG--stupid, not stupid; not going to see it in the theater, sadly, but I know I will see it eventually. I hope I don't dislike it as much as some.
Hmm. The next Harry Potter--I missed reading one of the books, don't know how much I care, ... But the movie looks pretty. I definitely like the mood they've got going.
Crap. I know there's a number of movies I've seen mentioned recently (within the last six months) that aren't on this list, that I really wanted to see (that aren't out yet, so hopefully I'll hear about them again)...
Anyway, the point of this.
Just saw the Batman Begins trailer. Oh Em Eff Gee. It's really "making sense". Less "spandex superhero", more "dark knight graphic novel".
Chronicles of Narnia (Episode 1--I wonder if they hope to do all of the books...) also looks like it's going to be wonderful, if not necessarily fulfilling. I intend to (re?) read the books, as I'm not sure if I ever read them, or just had them read to me pre-consciousness.
Mirrormask, of course, is a must see. Must Eff You See Kay Eye Enn Gee See.
Revenge of the Sith--read a bunch of spoilers and have actually really started looking forward to two scenes in particular. Dark. Apparently ties in well with the mood of The New Hope.
HHGTG--stupid, not stupid; not going to see it in the theater, sadly, but I know I will see it eventually. I hope I don't dislike it as much as some.
Hmm. The next Harry Potter--I missed reading one of the books, don't know how much I care, ... But the movie looks pretty. I definitely like the mood they've got going.
breaking away get smart No Man's Land The Conversation Red Dawn Brimstone and Treacle Bubba Hotep Parents (1989) Equilibrium Fear And Loathing in Las Vegas (again) Naked Lunch (again) Adaptation The Hill Songcatcher (Er, maybe not) The Conversation The Italian Job Hero (wait--did I see this?) Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind Repo Man Pinnochio (Benigni) Chokher Bali [[ooh, I can take Triplets of Belleville off]] Student Bodies Whale Music Cypher (2002) The Master of the Flying Guillotine [[I can take off Sin City]] Stand and Deliver Robots [[I can take off King of Hearts--(*$&#(* beautiful]] Cabaret Sweeney Todd Sunday in the Park (with George) [[Sarat]] GI Samurai/Time Slip remake Army of Darkness the (I think) Ian McKellan version of Richard III? set in 30's britain Razor Blade Smile Kung Fu Hustle Welcome to the Dollhouse Ghost World Heathers The Devil's Rejects Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005 version) A Scanner Darkly Land of the Dead Memento
Crap. I know there's a number of movies I've seen mentioned recently (within the last six months) that aren't on this list, that I really wanted to see (that aren't out yet, so hopefully I'll hear about them again)...
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Missed that.
Incidentally, Bubba Hotep is great. Bruce Campbell is frighteningly believable as an aged Elvis (or insane geriatric). Strange movie but hilarious.
Razor Blade Smile is another good movie, probably available only on VHS in the back section of your local rental's horror section. It's a horror flick, dated in the eighties, and reminds me of nothing so much as Vampire: the Masquerade done "right" -- cheesy, fun vampire excitement with a healthy dose of scare.
Mack
But I'll add Razor Blade Smile to the list.
And ... hmm. I know there are others, others, others. :/
I can't seem to get away from the subject of the search for faith, and what we'll do to achieve it -- it's downright fascinating, however it manifests.
My birthday purchases from Amazon with the money I got just came in the mail. Good thing I bought them when I did, because the rest of the money got spent on the car!
From the $170 I had, I got:
Angel Season Five. (The Buffy spin-off). Angel and crew working for an evil law firm! This was such the thing to watch when I was finishing third year.
Joan of Arcadia Season One. Either a schizophrenic or a woman who seriously (well, and comedically) talks to God. Either way, it's great.
And the local gaming store, which I try to avoid because I've given up for the moment on finding people to play with, had a sale on all its card games: buy one get one free of equal or lesser value. So I bought Once Upon a Time (remember that? Almost like a roleplaying game but sneakier!) and a supplement for it, a set of "dark" cards to mix in for the grimmer stories. It's portable and I have hopes of getting people to play it.
I also need crap like new sneakers, plants for the back porch, and new belts, but the above was the fun stuff.
Mack
I have a set; not of any of the expansions. Haven't played using my own set yet, though, such is my life.
Mack
Broadening of one's interests is good.
Makc
Plus, maybe I don't really like the martial arts genre, especially ones with unrealistic powers.
No, I can't believe I typed that last sentence either. But it is a gorgeous movie, as long as you can believe the characters are essentially superheroes.
Mack
:hug:
I love subtitles. I love the sounds of other languages I don't understand.
It looks unutterably awesome. :)
But that's just my personal cross to bear. :)
Mack
On the list. :)